Authority:  FS 951.26

Term:  4 years

Meetings:   Every 60 days as set by Council

Liaison Department:  Corrections-  850-689-56850

Purpose:  To assess the population status of all detention or correction facilities owned or contracted by the county, develop a 5-year safety plan for future construction needs and a comprehensive county public safety plan.   

Members:   The council consists of the following members or their representatives:

• State Attorney
• Public Defender
• Chief Circuit Judge        
• Chief Correctional Officer           
• Sheriff          
• State Probation Circuit Administrator          
• Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners           
• Director of any county probation or pretrial intervention program           
• Director of a local substance abuse treatment program           
• Representatives from county and state jobs programs and other community groups who work with offenders and victims